https://odb.org/MY/2022/08/25/when-you-need-help
Indeed where does my help come if not from the LORD? The LORD watches over me, over my coming and going, and will keep me from harm. It is He who will watch over my life, now and forevermore, the maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 121 is one of those songs sang by the pilgrims as they go through a dangerous and ardous journey to Jerusalem 3 times a year to celebrate and offer sacrifices to the LORD at the Temple. The 3 festivals were the Passover, the Pentecost and the Feast of Tabernacles, two of which have special significance to us Christians as our Lord celebrated the first before He was crucified and the Holy Spirit came to us during the second.
I have written before, our journey of faith is a life long one and that we are in a Covenant relationship with God, the basis for God’s protection and watching over us is that like the Israelites were His people, we are also His people. It is not a relationship between God and the human race as a whole but a relationship between God and a chosen people, the Israel of old and the spiritual Israel of today, the followers and disciples of Jesus Christ.
There will be storms in life like the dangers the pilgrims face as they journey to Jerusalem as illustrated by the parable of the Good Samaritan taught by Christ. There could be casualties and trouble will not just disappear. But we know that ultimately the Lord will keep us safe and watch over us. We will survive through the storm as Jesus is in the boat with us, as He is with us in our life. Cling on to Psalm 121 and know that the maker of heaven and earth watches over us, whether it’s our safety, our jobs, businesses or our families. He who watches over Israel never sleeps nor slumbers! Praise the Lord!
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